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TWGC 16 (145lbs, D4): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between TJ Kirk and Lukas Martin. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; TJ Kirk! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Lukas Martin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Martin tries to clinch there but Kirk circles away.
Martin wants to clinch up but Kirk keeps it at a distance.
Kirk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martin looking to score a takedown here. Kirk is defending well but Martin drives through and ends up in Kirk's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kirk (0) vs (2) Martin
Martin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Kirk is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martin in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk is defending against the submission attempts here by Martin.
Kirk is looking to control Martin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kirk avoid being mounted?
Martin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kirk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Martin is taking a breather. Kirk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is trying to control but Martin passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kirk (0) vs (5) Martin
Martin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kirk is looking for a sweep.
Martin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kirk! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kirk (0) vs (7) Martin
Martin controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is squirming around, avoiding Martin's attempts to control the action.
Kirk is just holding on here. Martin manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Kirk (0) vs (10) Martin
Martin working for the choke.
Martin looking for the RNC.
Kirk defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Martin's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk rolls, trying to escape but Martin keeps control of the position.
Martin looking for the RNC.
Kirk can't escape the position.
Martin has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kirk has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kirk trying to control the action but Martin just sinks the hooks in.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Martin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kirk's body.
Kirk is keeping busy.
Martin gets his hands free as Kirk looks to control.
Kirk rolls, trying to escape but Martin keeps control of the position.
Martin tries to get the hooks in deep but Kirk pushed the leg off.
Kirk tries to escape the position.
Kirk preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Martin.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Martin is persistently looking for the submission but Kirk is defending it well.
Martin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kirk has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kirk just trying to survive but Martin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Martin doesn't have the hooks in and Kirk manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kirk (2) vs (10) Martin
Kirk tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirk is really struggling to control Martin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kirk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martin trying to keep a closed guard but Kirk is proving a slippery customer.
Kirk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kirk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martin is adopting a defensive guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martin can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kirk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kirk has managed to get both his arms back between Martin's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Kirk passes into half guard.
Martin is trying to maintain the position but Kirk is very close to passing his half guard.
Kirk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Kirk (5) vs (10) Martin
Kirk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martin on the ground.
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kirk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martin is looking to escape.
Martin tries to hold on but Kirk pushes him away.
Kirk swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Martin is now in Kirk's guard. A big mistake from Kirk there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kirk (5) vs (12) Martin
Kirk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Martin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kirk looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Martin has picked Kirk up and slammed him! Kirk can't keep hold of the triangle and Martin manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Kirk (5) vs (15) Martin
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Martin has hold of Kirk's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kirk tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Martin cranks the arm and Kirk screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kirk, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lukas Martin! |
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